Cole Palmer is not in the matchday squad, while Estevao Willian misses out with the injury he sustained during Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United.

Trevoh Chalobah returns to the starting XI for the first time since last month, while Romeo Lavia is included from the off.

Robert Sanchez continues in goal and the back four from the weekend game – Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato and Marc Cucurella – are all selected.

Enzo Fernandez captains, and there are also starts for Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto and Liam Delap.

Jesse Derry is one of our nine substitutes.

Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Fernandez (c), Neto, Delap

Chelsea substitutes: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Tosin, Sarr, Essugo, Andrey Santos, Derry, Garnacho, Guiu

Brighton: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Minteh, Baleba, Gross, Mitoma, Hinshelwood; Rutter.

Brighton substitutes: Ayari, De Cuyper, Dunk, Kostoulas, O’Riley, Steele, Welbeck, Veltman, Igor Julio.

The referee is Craig Pawson.